UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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1 CHEMISTRY 0620/52
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Paper 5 Practical Test May/June 2012
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9 1 hour 15 minutes
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4 Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
6 Additional Materials: As listed in the Confidential Instructions
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Practical notes are provided on page 8.

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 NOTES FOR USE IN QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Test for anions

anion test test result

carbonate (CO ) 2–
add dilute acid effervescence, carbon dioxide
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produced
chloride (Cl –) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then white ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous silver nitrate
iodide (I–) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then yellow ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous silver nitrate
nitrate (NO3–) add aqueous sodium hydroxide ammonia produced
[in solution] then aluminium foil; warm carefully
sulfate (SO42–) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then white ppt.
[in solution] aqueous barium nitrate

Test for aqueous cations

cation effect of aqueous sodium hydroxide effect of aqueous ammonia

white ppt., soluble in excess giving white ppt., insoluble in excess
aluminium (Al 3+)
a colourless solution
ammonium (NH4+)
ammonia produced on warming –
calcium (Ca2+) white ppt., insoluble in excess no ppt., or very slight white ppt.
copper (Cu2+) light blue ppt., insoluble in excess light blue ppt., soluble in excess
giving a dark blue solution
iron(II) (Fe2+) green ppt., insoluble in excess green ppt., insoluble in excess
iron(III) (Fe3+) red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess
zinc (Zn2+) white ppt., soluble in excess giving white ppt., soluble in excess giving
a colourless solution a colourless solution

Test for gases

gas test and test results

ammonia (NH3) turns damp red litmus paper blue
carbon dioxide (CO2) turns limewater milky
chlorine (Cl 2) bleaches damp litmus paper
hydrogen (H2) ‘pops’ with a lighted splint
oxygen (O2) relights a glowing splint

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